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1
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MC organism in SSI

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Staph aureus

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MC organism in VAP and nosocomial PNA

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Staph aureus

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3
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Orgs cause toxic shock syndrome?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pyogenes - exotoxin

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4
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Orgnism responsible for scalded skin syndrome

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Staph aureus

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5
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What organisms exude an exoslime biofilm?

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S. aureus and S. epidermidis

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6
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What enables Staph aureus to be resistent to PCNs?

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beta lactamase

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7
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How do you treat S. aureas resistant to PCNs?

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Anti-staph PCN: e.g. oxacillin, dicloxacillin

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8
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What makes MRSA resistant to methicillin?

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Th ePCN binding protein has been altered

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9
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What % of pop are carriers of MRSA?

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20%

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10
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What prevalent Staph is coag-? Coag+?

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Coag-: S. epidermidis. Coag+S. aureus

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11
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MC organism inline infections and catheter-related blood stream infections?

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S. epidermidis

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12
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What org. is the most frequent contaminant in blood cultures?

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S. epidermidis

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13
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What infections does Strep pneumoniae cause?

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PNA, bacteremia, septic arthritis, endocarditis, cellulitis

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14
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Give MC organisms responsible for necrotizing fasciitis

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Strep pyogenes

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15
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MC org involved in endocarditis

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Strep sanguinous

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16
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Bugs that cause endocarditis

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Strep -viridans, -bovis, -sanguinous, -mitis

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17
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Enterococcus faecalis is resistant to what class of abx?

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cephalosporins

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18
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What % of population has Enterococcus in the gut?

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95%

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19
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What infections are associated with Enterococcus

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UTI, bacteremia, endocarditis, diverticulitis

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20
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What causes VRE to be resistant to vancomycin?

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Mutation in cell wall binding protein

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21
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Are Clostridia aerobic or anaerobic?

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Anaerobic

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22
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Is Clostridium difficile ever a normal org of the colon?

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Yes. 5% are carriers

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23
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What org causes gas gangrene and emphesematous cholecystitis?

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Glostridium perfringens

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24
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What org causes tetanus?

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Clostridium tetani

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25
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What infections do Corynebacteria cause?

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Endocarditis, line infections, cellulitis, granulomatous mastitis

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26
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MC organism in gut

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Bacteroides fragilis

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27
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MC anaerobe in gut

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Bacteroides fragilis

28
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MC organism in anaerobic peritoneal infections

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Bacteroides fragilis

29
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MC facultative GNR in gut

30
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MC organism in UTI

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E. coli - 90%

31
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MC org in biliary tract infec (cholangitis)

32
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MC org in pyogenic liver abscesses

33
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What E. coli type causes food poisoning or HUS?

34
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MC org in struvite nephrolithiasis

A

Proteus mirabilis

35
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What org produces urease?

A

Proteus mirabilis

36
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MC lung infection w/ cystic fibrosis?

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

37
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MC organism in burn wound infections?

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

38
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MC colonizer of indwelling catheters?

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

39
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What org produces an alginate mucoid layer?

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

40
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Why is Pseudomonas aeruginosa difficult to treat?

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Low abx susceptibility and can undergo acquired resistance during abx tx.

41
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What is the best treatment for Acinetobacter baumannii?

A

Carbapenems

42
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What org frequently colonizes ETT, trachs and central lines?

A

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

43
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Why is Stenotrophomonas maltophilia difficult to treat?

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Naturally resistant to many abx, including carbapenems

44
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What org is a contraindication to lung transplant in some centers?

A

Burkholderia cepacia

45
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What infection is associated with PNA in COPD pts?

A

Moraxella catarrhalis

46
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Give # of org and classes of org in: stomach

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Almost sterile, few GPCs, some yeast

47
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Give # of org and classes of org in: proximal small bowel

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10^5 bacteria, mostly GPCs

48
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Give # of org and classes of org in: distal small bowel

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10^7 bacteria, GPCs, GPRs, GNRs

49
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Give # of org and classes of org in: colon

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10^11 bacteria, 99% anaerobes, few GNRs and GPCs

50
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MC bacterial class (e.g. aerobes, anaerobes) in GI tract

A

Anaerobes (e.g. bacteroides, and Clostridium)

51
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MC org overall in GI tract

A

Bacteroides fragilis

52
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MC anaerobe in colon

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Bacteroides fragilis (30%)

53
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Anaerobes outnumber aerobic bacteria in what proportion?

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1000:01:00

54
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Why do anaerobes require a low O2 environment?

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They lack superoxide dismutase and catalase - vulnerable to reactive O2 species

55
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What is the most potent stimulant for TNF-alpha release

A

Lpid A in LPS (endotoxin) from GNR

56
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MC time frame for atelectasis

57
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MC time frame for UTI

58
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MC time frame for DVT

59
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MC time frame for wound infection, medications

60
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MC time frame for an abscess to develop

61
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What organisms can cause a fever in 48 hours?

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C. perfringens or group A beta hemolytic strep

62
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Define when a nosocomial infection can occur?

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48 hours after admission or up to 30 days after discharge

63
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What % of nosocomial infections can be prevented?

64
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MC nosocomial infection?

65
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What % of nosocomial UTIs are due to E. coli

66
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What group of pts have the highest risk of developing a nosocomial infect?

A

Burn patients: UTI, VAP, CRBSI

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